Stuff you bought and then realized you had been "had". My dad bought those wallets you

[applegrove]

see advertised on tv. They were actually great for credit cards and change but there was nowhere to keep your paper cash. LOL!

[yurbud]

1. I only carry cards in my wallet and cash in a different pocket.

[trackfan]

2. The Aluma-wallet? n/t

[applegrove]

3. No it was fake leather. Can't remember what it was called.

[Bunny]

10. I have the Aluma-wallet!

It works fine for its intended purpose, but you have to fold the bills over twice to make them fit inside. I don't like to fold my bills at all, but life is full of dreary compromises. :)

[ashling]

4. That's actually my strategy for finding stuff in my shop

not the big stuff, but my cheapo calipers, or a particular mallet or clamps. I go buy another one, knowing that when I get back from the hardware store my other one will be right there on by my bandsaw or lathe.

Sometimes I have to actually take it out of (i.e., "obliterate") the package before my old one turns up. I hate when that happens. Then I have to tape the package back together before I take it back.

[HopeHoops]

5. The red "AS SEEN ON TV" symbol translates directly into "DON'T BUY THIS SHIT" for me.

[kick-ass-bob]

6. Hey now!! X( I like the Magic Bullet.

It doesn't quite work as fast as they show on TV, but it is damned handy :)

[applegrove]

12. My magic bullet lasted for years. I loved it.

[Odin2005]

7. In the Mall of America there is a store devoted to "as seen on TV" products, LOL.

[whistler162]

9. Really I heard great things about this AMAZING product

a meatloaf pan that has a drip pan insert so you just lift out the meatloaf...WOW! I should buy one.

[rug]

8. Thie infomercial hall of fame

http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/galleries/the_infomercial_hall_of_fame/the_infomercial_hall_of_fame.html

This is like a walk down memory lane for me. I'm such a sucker.

[Joe Fields]

11. The original Veg-O-Matic